Whoopi Goldberg in defense of Christian Bale

The “Sister Act” star insists many
artists, including herself, have lost their tempers after working
long hours on films.

Whoopi’s support for Christian follows
leaked footage of the British actor launching a foul-mouthed tirade
at a member of the crew who interrupted a scene on the new
“Terminator” movie.

Whoopi, 53, said: “We don’t know if this
is at the end of the day. We don’t know how many hours he has been
working and it’s tough. I mean I know it sounds ridiculous but I
too have gone off on people because if you’re a professional you
know what you’re not supposed to do. It is your art form.”

Whoopi insists more precautions should be
taken by members of cast and crew to avoid scenes being ruined.

She added on U.S. TV show “The View”:
“There are probably about 150 people on set and when you’re about
to shoot someone says ‘quiet’. Everybody stops. You’ve six or
seven people called assistant directors whose job it is to make
sure no one walks through.”

The three-minute long video shows
Christian screaming at director of photography Shane Hurlbut:
“Seriously, man we’re f***ing done professionally. I want you off
the f***ing set, you pr**k.”